Lady&#39;s garment



March 11, 1947. E, R, MG'ABE 2,417,371

LADYS GARMENTv Fin-1d May 18, 194e 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENToR. v ,FRANCES A. M6465? v BY Patented Mar. 11, 1947 LADYS GARD/[ENT Frances R. McAbee, West McAbee Industries, I

port, Conn., assignorto Incorporated, Westport,

Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application May 18, 1946, Serial No. 670,796

4 Claims.

This invention relates to ladies garments having attached waist and skirt portions, and relates more particularly to a structurally and functionally improved undergarment or slip. I An important object of the present invention is to provide a slip designed primarily, though not exclusively, for construction from knitted or other semi-elastic fabrics as distinguished from woven fabrics from which undergarments of this general character are more usually constructed. A garment made from Jersey or other knitted fabric has certain advantages and disadvantages over garments made from woven goods. Among the former is the fact that the garment slides over the shoulders more readily than does the garment made from the less-resilient material. The garment also clings to the body more snugly and produces more nattering lines. A disadvantage in a knitted slip resides in the fact that seam construction is generally unsatisfactory. This is particularly true if patterns used in the construction of woven garments are employed.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a slip or other like garment formed of knitted or Jersey material wherein all of the seams are straight, with the exception of a curved seam running from the bust-enclosing portion on each side of the garment through the underarm section, the degree of curvature being such, however, that the stitch line can be readily formed by a conventional machine for sewing this type of material.

The garment may be formed from a single blank of material which is joined together along opposed vertical edges to form a single rear vertical seam. The 'edges of the blank on each side of the garment, which are joined together to form the curved seam just referred to, start at a common point in the bust-encircling section. Each edge may be said to comprise a plane curve having an increasing radius the lower edge starting with a curve forming an arc of a larger circle than does the corresponding section of the upper edge. The two edges start at a common point in the bust-enclosing section and continue downwardly and inwardly toward the front median line of the garment and thence outwardly. As both edges continue towards the rear of the garment, the curves atten out and may become substantially straight. There is thus cut from the waist section on each side of the garment a generally `crescent-shaped portion which continues in a substantially tail-like extension to- Ward the back of the garment.

The garmenty is thus simply constructed with a minimumv of seams. Particularly' does it shape the garment for the natural form of the busts, and provides a form-tting garment which stays in place, regardless of the position or activity of the wearer. In principle, the construction of Fig. 3 is a plan View of the nished garment` folded along the front and rear median lines and in substantially dat position, this View showing a garment wherein the rear triangular godety is omitted.

Fig. 4 is a plan view forming the garment.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of a small triangular godet or insert for the lower rear skirt portion.

The garment of the present invention may be formed from a substantially-rectangular piece of Jersey, knitted or other similar material, a plan view of the main blank Iii being shown in Fig. 1l. Broken line ll indicates the front median line of the garment. At its upper end the blank is formed with substantially-straight edges l 2 which form the front neckline oi the garment, such edges terminating at their upper ends at points I3 to which the front terminals o the shoulder straps lll may be secured. Continuing from points I3 the upper portion of the blank is dened by concavely-curved edges i5 which merge into substantially-straight edge sections i6 which terminate at points Il. Short, concavely-curved edges il? complete the upper edge of the blank and terminate at their outer ends at points I9. This upper edge of the garment may be appropriately modied to suit style conditions, etc;

Continuing downwardly from points l5 there are substantially-straight edges 22 which terminate at points 23. It will be noted that edges 22 are substantially parallel with the front median line l l. Commenclng at downwardly and outwardly-inclined, substantially-straight edges 25 which terminate at points 26. From points 25 there are downwardly-inclined, substantially-straight edges '2 which terminate at their lower ends at points 2li. The lower edge of the garment is dened by curved edge sections 29.

On each side of the garment there is a cut-out area 32 extending from a point 33 which is located within the bust-enclosing sections of the garment. Each of the edges deiining the cutout area 32 may besaid to comprise plane curves having an increasing radius. Thus, the upper edge of the cut-out area comprises a curved edge section 35 which initially extends downwardly and inwardly toward the front median of the main blank used in points 2t there are does edge section 35 and extends further inward-V ly toward the front median line Il. This curve 38 likewise attens out, as shown at 39, and terminates at point 24. rIhus, the cut-out area may be said to be generally tail section extending garment.

The speciiic location of points upper and inner terminals of cut-out area 32 will vary somewhat, depending upon a number of factors, including the size and shapevof the garment. The particular contour of edge sections 35-36 and 38-39 will also vary somewhat, depending upon the particular size of the garment. The total length of edge sections 35--36 is substantially the same as the total length of edge sections SiS-39, and informing the garment after the blank has beenrconstructed in accordance with the foregoing description it is preferred to rst join edge sections 35-36 with edge sections 319-39, thus forming a stitch line defined by portions 42 and d3. Although edge sectionsv and 38 are somewhat curved, the curvature is not so great as te prevent eiective stitching oi these edges together so as to provide a lasting, durable seam. When the edges are thus joined together, points 23 and 24 coincide.L The next step isv to join edges 2'2 together to form vertical seam B6, and further, to join edges 25 to form lower vertical seam 41.

If material of the usual width is employed in forming the garment of the present invention, a small triangular godet 50, shown in Fig. 5, may be positioned at the lower rear section of the garment. This godet includes opposed edges 5I and a lower edge 54. Edges '5| are joined to edges 2i'to form stitch lines E3. For smaller sizes, however, and also in cases wherein wider material is being employed, the godet may be eliminated, as shown in Fig. 3.

v The particular contour of edge sections 35 and 38 which are joined together to form stitchline section 132 has a decided effect upon the bustshaping characteristics of the garment. If a more ilat-chested garment is, fdr any reason, desired, these Vedge sections may comprise a spiral arc somewhat less than 180. If, on the other hand, a more full-breasted effect is desired, these crescerit-sl'iaped with zaV toward the back of the comprising plane curves which extend from such Y es deningvtne `ward the front median seam on each` side of the garment extending from a point in the bust-enclosing section, rearwardly through the underarm section to the back of the garment, the edges ofthe blank which are joined together to form each of such seams point in the bust-enclosing section inwardly toward'the front median line of the the lower edge extending further inwardly toline than the upper edge.

V2.y A ladysY garment provided with attached waist and skirt portions, two opposed edges of which are joined at the back of the garment, a seamv on each side of the garment extending from a point in the bust-enclosingsection, rearwardly through the underarm section to the back of the garment, the edges of the blank which are joined together to form each of such seams comprising curved portions which extend from suchpoint in the bust-enclosing section downwardly and inwardly toward the front median line of the garment, and generally straight portions which extend outwardlytoward the back of the garment, the curved lower edge'portion extending further inwardly and forming the arc of a larger circle than does the curved upper edge portion.

3. A ladys garment provided with attached n waist and skirt portions and formed from a blank, two opposed edges of which are joined together to form a rear vertical seam, a seam on each side of the garment extending from a point in the bust-enclosing portion, inwardly through a curved section toward the the garment and thence outwardly generally parauei with the waist une of the garment, tne'two wards the front median edge sections may comprise a spiral arc consider- Y' ably greater than 180. .Y

While two forms or embodiments of the invention have been shown and described herein for illustrative purposes, and the construction and arrangement incidental to two specic applica-V tions thereof have be'en disclosed and discussed in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is limited neither to the mere details or relative arrangement ofrparts, nor to its specific embodiments shown herein, deviations from the illustrated forms or embodi-` ments of the invention may be made without departing from the principles thereof.

What I claim is:

but that extensive` l. A ladys garment provided with attached waist and skirt portions, two Vopposed edges of which are joined at the back of the garment, al

y 2,161,063 'Kohler edges which are joined together to form such seam being of substantially the samelength and terminating at their tical seam, the lower edge extending Yfurther toof a larger circle than the upper edge.

4. A ladys garment formed from a blank, two opposed edges of which are joined at the rearof v the garment to provide attached waist and skirt portions, each side of the waist portion of the blank having a generally crescent-shaped cutout section terminating in `a tail-like extension adjacent the rear of the garment, the edges formed by. such cut-out section being joined to-v gether to form a seamextending :from tlfiebust` enclosing section through the underarm section to the rear of the garment, such'edge's starting at a common point in the bust-enclosingV portion and being curveddownwardly and .inwardly .to-Y line of the garment and:V

ward th front median thence outwardly toward therear of the 'garment, the lower curved furtherV inwardly `and forming the -arc of a larger circle than the upper curved edge section.

Y Y FRANCES n. McABnE. y1 REFERENCES CITEDV Y The following referencesare oi record the file of this patent: Y 'v NITED erin/rmsV PATENTS Number 1,874,362

garment and thence outwardly toward the rear of the garment,V

front median linel of cuter ends at the rear verline and forming the arc edge section extending.

Datel June 6,1939. i 

